CBDP - Community Based Development Project

The Bangladesh Famine of 1974 had a profound impact on the nation's population, which killed 1.5 million people and millions suffered from extreme poverty, hunger, and displacement. The famine served as a wake-up call for the founder Zakir Hossain Miraz and other like-minded individuals, who realized that traditional forms of aid were insufficient to address the long-term needs of marginalized populations. They understood that the focus needed to shift from temporary relief to sustainable development that would empower communities and help them break free from the cycle of poverty. This led to the establishment of CBDP in 1978, intending to foster community-based solutions for poverty alleviation, education, healthcare, disaster and overall social injustice.

CBDP was founded on the principles of grassroots development, where local self-help communities would play an active role in identifying their needs and designing solutions. By involving community members in decision-making processes, CBDP sought to build self-reliance and ensure that the development initiatives were not only impactful but also culturally and contextually relevant. Over the years, CBDP has grown to become a trusted organization, working with marginalized coastal populations to address their needs. 

Today, CBDP continues to work towards a more equitable society, equipping individuals with the tools needed to empower individuals to lift themselves out of vulnerability. The organization's legacy stands as a testament to the resilience and determination of its founders, who were inspired by the suffering of their people to create lasting change for future generations.

Mission

Our mission is to equip the marginalized coastal communities with the tools needed to deal with disaster, poverty, illiteracy, and social injustice. We aim to achieve positive changes through a range of community-based services in economic and social programmes that enable everyone to realise their full potential. These services mainly support local self-help groups with a supportive environment through protection, education, healthcare, skills training, socio-economic development, and participation in collective actions for community resilience. 

Vision

To set up a society where everyone has an equal opportunity to realise their potential and live with hope, dignity, and resilience.

Goals and Objectives

Goal 1. Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: Strengthen Humanitarian Response and Community Resilience to Save Lives and Resources from Disasters.

Objectives:

• Strengthen Humanitarian Responses.
• Reduce loss and damage from disasters through Enhancing Disaster Preparedness.
• Promote Anticipatory Action Program to Reduce Impacts of Predictable Disasters.
• Enhance resilience to Combat Climate Change and its Impacts.
• Protection and Development of Environment and Ecosystem.

Goal 2. Poverty Alleviation and Economic Empowerment: Eradicate Poverty and Uplift the Dignity of Vulnerable Coastal Communities, including Persons with Disabilities, Disadvantaged Children and Socially Excluded Communities. 

Objectives:

• Increase the Household Income of poor and disadvantaged communities above the national average.
• Create and support self-help groups (SHGs) focused on savings, micro-enterprises, and livelihood development.
• Provide vocational training and seed funding to individuals, especially women and youth.

Goal 3. Education, Skill Development and Employment Creation: Promote Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education, Knowledge-Based and Technologically-Oriented Market-Driven Skill Development for Job Creation.

Objectives:

• Promotion of access to Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Primary Education for Poor and Disadvantaged Children of the Hardest to Reach Communities.
• Promote quality Education for all school-aged children.
• Ensure Access to Vocational and Technical Education for school dropped out youths and adults from poor and disadvantaged communities.
• Ensure decent employment opportunities for the graduate trainees. 

Goal 4. Healthcare and Nutrition: Promote Health Care, Nutrition and Education for a Healthy Life and Wellbeing.

Objectives:

• Strengthen access to universal healthcare services.
• Improving nutrition through nutrition-specific interventions for mothers, children, adolescents and elderly people.
• Strengthen Pro-Life, Reproductive Health Education and Natural Family Planning.
• Quality and Equitable Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).
• Strengthen Food Security and Nutrition of Vulnerable and Marginalized Communities.
• Optimize the food value chain through infrastructure, technology innovation, capacity building in compliance with food safety standards and regulations.

Goal 5. Ensure Social Justice and Inclusion: Ensure rights, gender equality, and child protection in all operational communities.

Objectives:

• Conduct Awareness Campaigns on rights, gender equality, and child protection. 
• Support Victims of social injustice or domestic abuse and ensure justice. 
• Ensure Participation of Vulnerable Communities in decision-making and leadership.
• Ensure good governance, social justice, and empowerment of vulnerable communities.

Goal 6. Institutional Development and Sustainability: Ensure Institutional Development and Capacity Strengthening.

Objectives:

• Promotion of Financial Sustainability.
• Ensure sustainability of service delivery.
• Effective and functional organization.